Hi, I'm Melissa Milano,ssa Milano is on vacation.

In recent weeks, Jeffrey Epstein has burst from the grave and back into the news.

Trump made so much of his campaign identity about releasing the Epstein files and promised to do so,

a promise on which he has since reneged, like most of his promises.

Trump had a long-standing friendship with Epstein, and recent reporting from the Wall

Street Journal claims that Trump wrote Epstein a letter for his 50th birthday, depicting

a naked woman and wishing for more magical secrets.

In this episode, we will hear interviews with and testimony from women, some of whom

were girls, who have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or other misconduct in their own

words. It will not be easy to hear. And while the story will certainly continue to evolve,

even between the time I am recording this and the time you are hearing it,

the words of these brave women endure to paint a damning picture.

At one time, Trump owned beauty pageants at which he has been accused of vile behavior.

Here's what Trump had to say about it.

The funniest is that I'll go backstage before a show.

Yes. And everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And, you know,'ll go backstage before a show. Yes.

And everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And you know, no men are anywhere. And I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. You know, I'm inspecting and I want to make sure that everything is good. You're like the doctor. You know, they're standing there with no class. Is everybody okay? And you see these incredible looking women.

And so I sort of get away with them.

Note that Trump himself used the word inspect here.

Hang on to that word.

Here's an interview that 2006 Miss USA contest Samantha Holvey gave to CNN about her experience with Trump.

So we were at Trump Towers doing the media tour in New York City, and so he lined all

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